PET Imaging of Perceptual Learning-Induced Changes in the Aged Rodent Cholinergic System

The cholinergic system enhances attention and gates plasticity, making it a major regulator of adult learning. With aging, however, progressive degeneration of the cholinergic system impairs both the acquisition of new skills and functional recovery following neurological injury. Although cognitive...

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Main Authors: J. Miguel Cisneros-Franco, Patrice Voss, Min Su Kang, Maryse E. Thomas, Jonathan Côté, Karen Ross, Pierrette Gaudreau, David A. Rudko, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Étienne de-Villers-Sidani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01438/full